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Any sleep advice? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by oeuf@slrpnk.net to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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Can anyone offer some advice on getting an 18-month-old to sleep at night?

Until now the three techniques we've had are 1) feeding to sleep on the boob, 2) walking to sleep in the sling and 3) falling asleep in the car. Number 3 is only good for naps in the daytime, number 2 is getting difficult as our kid is getting big and heavy (and is a PITA at night anyway, and number 1 is starting to become less reliable/effective.

What have you learnt about getting kids (particularly this age, if relevant) to sleep?

Many thanks!

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

My son would only sleep if he was being held, as soon as he got horizontal for bed he'd be wide awake...It was a tough time.

We had 3 kids at that time ages about 7, 3, 1. And my eldest struggled to sleep also.

What solved it for us was putting two queen mattresses side by aide on the floor and just having the kids all sleep with us.

I understand the Western World often sees this aa a negative solution, but its common in other cultures for kids to sleep in the room as the parents.

The kids felt safe, and parents could doze a bit if the kids were awake, but at least not crying.

Once they got older we moved them back to their bedrooms.